2003 Cadillac CTS Bose Stereo

2003 CADILLAC CTS
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H82BW8N
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2003 Cadillac CTS 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Automatic 75000K miles

I have the Bose AM/FM 6CD changer in this car and neither are working well (the cd changer not at all). I searched the service history and found that both the radio and cd changer were replaced twice under warranty. This sounds (no pun intended) like a vehicle problem rather than sound system. Any thoughts as to what it could be? Thanks Bill
Jun 6, 2009 at 8:46 AM
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Were you able to see why they were replaced under warranty, this could have been for something as little as the finish wearing off of the buttons. If I am not mistaken, isn't the radio and the changer one unit on this vehicle? The cd changer failure is typically a failure. You did not mention the symptoms you are having. If a cd error message, won't eject, or won't load is being encountered, it is safe to say a fault with unit. If the disc skips, and you have changed discs to determine that it occurs on more than one specific disc, than it is a unit fault. Often times people use burned copies of cd's, and these can have problems, especially on older units. You did not mention any symptoms on the radio, therefore I can offer no suggestions.
Jun 7, 2009 at 11:45 AM
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In my experience, when the factory ones go bad, better off going to a place that specializes in car audio and have them look at it.
Jun 8, 2009 at 6:56 PM
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